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IT legislation and regulation
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July 29, 2015
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Jul'15
Technology experts warn of dangers of artificial intelligence arms race
An open letter signed by more than 12,000 technology experts calls for a ban on artificial intelligence (AI) to manage weapons “beyond meaningful human control”
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July 23, 2015
23
Jul'15
Software project will save Ford tens of millions a year in car repair bills
Car maker Ford is rolling out sophisticated warranty software to 12,000 dealers worldwide in a project that is expected to bring rapid financial returns
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July 20, 2015
20
Jul'15
UK considers 10-year jail sentences for online piracy
The UK government is considering new measures to increase the sanctions for criminals who infringe the rights of copyright holders for large-scale financial gain
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July 20, 2015
20
Jul'15
Openreach CEO defends current operating model
Openreach CEO Joe Garner says that separating the organisation from BT would make no sense in light of improvements to its service
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July 03, 2015
03
Jul'15
Ofcom fines EE £1m for breaking regulatory complaints procedures
Ofcom has fined mobile network operator EE £1m for failing to give customers information about taking stalled complaints to a dispute resolution process
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July 02, 2015
02
Jul'15
Facebook wins first round in European privacy battle
Facebook has welcomed a Vienna court’s rejection of a 25,000-strong class action lawsuit against the social networking firm for allegedly breaching European privacy laws
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June 30, 2015
30
Jun'15
Do not leave digital government development to Whitehall, says Chi Onwurah MP
Whitehall should not be left with sole responsibility for the government drive to building a digital future, says shadow Cabinet Office minister Chi Onwurah
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June 29, 2015
29
Jun'15
BT rejects Sky calls for Openreach competition inquest
BT hits back after Sky asks telecoms regulator Ofcom to initiate a full investigation into Openreach
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June 02, 2015
02
Jun'15
The drivers and inhibitors of cyber security evolution
A study shows a shift in IT security spending to detection and response – but why are most organisations falling way behind the more enlightened front runners?
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June 01, 2015
01
Jun'15
Most of more than 733,000 police communications data requests approved
Big Brother Watch is calling for a curb on the scale of police access to communications data and greater transparency in the use of this data
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May 29, 2015
29
May'15
A tale of two boxes: Choosing between Box and Dropbox
Box and Dropbox are in the content and collaboration business, but the two cloud services have taken very different approaches
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May 20, 2015
20
May'15
Government cloud adoption hit by ongoing legacy tech investments
IT supplier Eduserv wants government departments banned from investing in legacy tech to drive up cloud adoption
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May 20, 2015
20
May'15
BT and BDUK failed to make costs transparent, says report
A major report on BDUK commissioned by DCMS identifies a number of failures around the transparency of the scheme’s costs
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May 11, 2015
11
May'15
PSNGB rebrands to drive information sharing across PSN
PSNGB, the trade association set up to promote the Public Services Network, rebrands itself as Innopsis and says its work is far from over
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May 06, 2015
06
May'15
EU revamp of payment services draws nearer
The EU cannot afford to continue with costly payment services if it wants to be globally competitive, says MEP
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April 14, 2015
14
Apr'15
Security risk potential linked to young, mobile users
A study conducted by wireless supplier Aruba Networks has identified a distinct cohort of high-risk, security-agnostic workers
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March 19, 2015
19
Mar'15
BIS sets out to assist development of digital sharing economy
The government has set out a number of proposals to assist in the development of the £9bn trade body Sharing Economy UK
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March 19, 2015
19
Mar'15
Ofcom finalises BT wholesale broadband pricing rules
Ofcom finalises plans to introduce wholesale broadband pricing rules to promote competition and investment in superfast broadband
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March 18, 2015
18
Mar'15
Internet of things and 5G network research priority in 2015 Budget
Research into the internet of things and the 5G networks to support it figured highly in chancellor George Osborne’s 2015 Budget
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March 06, 2015
06
Mar'15
Sharing Economy UK launched to champion digital businesses
New trade body brings together digital businesses that encourage consumer and business asset-sharing, such as Airbnb and ZipCar
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March 05, 2015
05
Mar'15
China and US cross swords over software backdoors
Barack Obama criticises Chinese plans to force tech firms trading in China to share encryption keys and put backdoors in software
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February 26, 2015
26
Feb'15
Bank of England considers issuing digital currency
The Bank of England could issue its own digital currency in the future, in the same way that it does with bank notes
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February 17, 2015
17
Feb'15
Home Office wins appeal against £224m Raytheon payment over e-Borders cancellation
The Home Office has won an appeal against a tribunal decision to award £224m to supplier Raytheon over the cancellation of its e-Borders contract
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February 06, 2015
06
Feb'15
Former Lloyds bank and Barclays CIO Darryl West joins HSBC
HSBC has appointed Darryl West, who left Barclays in December, as CIO
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February 06, 2015
06
Feb'15
Symantec continues cloud investment in spite of poor Q3 results
Symantec has reported third quarter 2015 revenue of $1.64bn, a drop of 4% compared with $1.70bn over the same period in 2014
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February 05, 2015
05
Feb'15
FCC’s Tom Wheeler offers up net neutrality plan
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) may rule in favour of a strong regulatory environment to preserve the open internet
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January 16, 2015
16
Jan'15
Barclays creates role to lead transformations
Barclays Bank has appointed a group chief operating officer (COO) to lead it through transformations, including major IT investments
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January 13, 2015
13
Jan'15
Obama calls for single US data breach notification law
The US president is calling for a single US data breach notification law as part of proposed legislation to improve data security
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January 12, 2015
12
Jan'15
IT fails to get a grip on shadow applications
IT managers are unaware how much shadow IT is used by their business, the Cloud Security Alliance has warned
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December 17, 2014
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Dec'14
US interception in the EU faces new legal challenges
US government orders against Microsoft to hand over email data 'infringes privacy legislation' in other countries
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December 11, 2014
11
Dec'14
DECC publishes annual report on delayed smart meter scheme
The Department of Energy and Climate Change has published its annual report on the roll-out of smart electricity and gas meters
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November 28, 2014
28
Nov'14
Three pondering bid for O2 or EE, say reports
As BT conducts sales talks with both O2 and EE, reports have emerged the owner of Three is also preparing a bid for one or other of the two networks
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November 27, 2014
27
Nov'14
CIO interview: Jon Rudoe, digital and technology director, Sainsbury’s
While supermarkets all over the UK are facing challenging times ahead of them, Sainsbury's is taking its technology and innovation into its own hands by developing digital products for its customers.
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November 25, 2014
25
Nov'14
Pressure on Universal Credit’s digital service mounts as testing begins
Risks remain for Universal Credit as DWP continues its twin-track gradual roll-out of live and digital services
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November 20, 2014
20
Nov'14
Regulators fine Royal Bank of Scotland ₤56m for IT failure
Financial industry regulators fine Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) for an IT outage in 2012 that left customers unable to access their accounts
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November 07, 2014
07
Nov'14
Ofcom to auction tranche of MoD-owned spectrum
190 MHz of spectrum in two bands currently controlled by the Ministry of Defence is to go under the hammer
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November 07, 2014
07
Nov'14
Ofcom launches initiative to plug SMEs' lack of confidence in communications services
Regulator Ofcom launches online portal to help business owners exploit commercial communications services
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November 05, 2014
05
Nov'14
Why national roaming may not be the answer to mobile not-spots
Industry suggests alternative strategies as government threatens to force mobile operators to allow national roaming
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October 29, 2014
29
Oct'14
Banks see technology firms as biggest threat, says Infosys
Google, Apple and Facebook the biggest threat to banks as technology firms offer consumers financial services
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October 27, 2014
27
Oct'14
CIO interview: David Johnstone of Martin Currie Investment Management
The head of solutions management at the asset management firm discusses IT projects and the changing role of IT leaders
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October 21, 2014
21
Oct'14
Why Shell, BP and PwC teamed up to launch platform-neutral IT4IT Forum
Lack of IT integration and workload interoperability is pushing enterprises such as Royal Dutch Shell to collaborate with IT providers to develop standards
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October 13, 2014
13
Oct'14
UK ranks third in right to be forgotten requests to Google
The UK has made the third-highest number of requests for links to be removed from Google's search results
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October 08, 2014
08
Oct'14
Tim Berners-Lee: Data sharing needs accountability
The question of how much data an individual should share was a key theme of Tim Berners-Lee's keynote at IP Expo
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October 07, 2014
07
Oct'14
Engineering company rolls out talent management software across 17 countries
Meggitt is deploying cloud-based HR technology as it seeks to integrate 60 diverse business units into a multinational operation
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October 01, 2014
01
Oct'14
European firms far from ready for new data rules, study shows
As European authorities aim to ratify revised data protection rules by 2015, many firms have a lot to do to comply
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September 15, 2014
15
Sep'14
WikiLeaks reveals Australian police are using surveillance software
Australia's New South Wales police are using spyware that has been linked to repressive states, according to leaked documents
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September 10, 2014
10
Sep'14
Google faces fresh EU pressure over advertising practices
European Commission calls for “new solutions” to address complaints that Google's online search advertising is anti-competitive
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August 26, 2014
26
Aug'14
Local authorities can improve data protection, says ICO audit
There is room for improvement in how local authorities protect personal data, says an audit report by the ICO
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August 14, 2014
14
Aug'14
UK recession benefits IT industry
A fifth of IT staff believe the UK recession has had a positive impact on the IT industry, according to Randstad Technologies
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August 08, 2014
08
Aug'14
Why John Linwood is not to blame for BBC’s failed technology project
Former BBC CTO has won his case for unfair dismissal over the failed £100m DMI project, but what lessons can be learned?